Week 36
31 Aug EN
Weekly Bulletin · Aug 31 – Sep 6, 2026
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Artificial Intelligence
- Meta FAIR Introduces AI Research Preference Models (RPMs): Ranking ML Experiments Before Spending GPU Hours
- UC Berkeley Researchers Release CUA-Lite, an Open Platform Unifying Sandboxes, Data, Evaluation and RL for Computer-Use Agents
- Perplexity Details Its GPU Embedding Stack: How Ivy, Tulip and ROSE Serve pplx-embed
- Apple @ Work: Capping bug bounty submissions is the wrong response in the AI era of security threats
- Adaption Labs Introduces ‘Invent a Dataset’: Training Data Generated From a Task Description, Not a Seed Corpus
Mobile
- I turned my Android phone’s camera notch into a powerful shortcut — and I can’t go back
- This $500 Android phone shows what Google still gets wrong with the Pixel 11 camera
- Motorola and Google foldables are quietly beating Samsung where it counts
- The best Android alarm app isn’t on the Play Store. Here’s how to install it
- This RO water filter has earned a permanent spot next to my desk
Software
- Apple might soon make App Store changes to raise revenue, increase margins: report
- GitHub Introduces Project HydraFusion: Runtime Multi-Model Orchestration That Builds a Workflow Per Coding Task in Copilot CLI
- Google Photos on Android just got an iPhone feature I’ve waited a year for — how to use it now
- 5 Android apps you should use instead of Google Keep
- Google’s new Gemini feature aimed at multitaskers is starting to roll out
Hardware
- A pile of MacBook Neo clones gives Googlebook all the more of an uphill battle
- This new reveal suggests MacBook Ultra might cost more than we think
- Nous Research Adds One-Click Local Model Setup to Hermes Desktop
- Fender MIX headphones now have an iPhone app for tuning your sound
- This rugged Sony Bluetooth speaker just hit $138 in a strong Amazon deal
Gaming
- Xbox Game Pass will get a Google TV app ‘in the coming months,’ likely only for TCL
- Xbox Cloud Gaming will limit players to 15 hours per month before they have to pay more
- Razer’s new mobile game controller folds down to the size of a credit card
- Cibby is a beautifully designed iOS app for physical video game collectors
- Android Auto’s unofficial video player now lets you play games in your car
Startups
- The Week’s 10 Biggest Funding Rounds: Crusoe And Fluidstack Lead Multibillion-Dollar AI Infrastructure Haul
- Global Venture Funding Jumps 122% In August As Streak Of Billion-Dollar Deals Continues
- Former Apple Engineers’ Physical AI Startup Lyte Raises $165M At $1.6B Valuation
- The IPO Window Is Closing. Here Are 8 Startups To Watch.
- WhatsApp Remittance Startup Félix Secures $200M Series C Led By A16z, General Catalyst